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Patented June 3, 1930 UNITED; A STA PATENT] DELMONT MARB TH'ORNE, 0F GALESBURG, ILLINOIS TOOL Application filed. December 7, 1928. Serial No. 324,390.

This invention has reference to a fence tool, I

the primary object of the invention being to provide a tool to facilitate the building and repairing of wire fences... I

An important object of the invention is to provide a tool of this character which mayand claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit'of the invention.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a tool constructed in accordance with the invention,

a portion thereof being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a view illustrating one edge of the tool, a portion thereof being shown in section. I

Figure 3 is an end view of the tool, and Figure 4 is a fragmental elevational view illustrating the wire splicing extremity of 1 the tool.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a body portion 5 which is in the form of a bar of a length to permit the" tool to be readily and easily handled.

One end of the tool is reduced as at G and extends. slightly laterally, the outer end of the reduced portion extending at right angles defining a pointed finger 7 adapted to be forced into a staple for removing a staple from a post. The outer edge of the finger 7 is curved as at 8 so that the tool may rock over the surface in which the staple is po-' sitioned, so that the staple may be removed with little effort. The inner edge of the finger 7 is formed with an enlargement 9 that acts as a stop to prevent the finger from being moved too far-into the staple to cause,

the staple to bind in such a way as to prevent its ready removal from the finger 7.

*An enlargement 10 is formed at the rear of the tool directly opposite the finger 7, whereupon the tool may be struck by a hammer in the hands of the operator to forcethe pointed extremity of the finger into the staple being removed. One edge of the body portion, orthat portion of the body which may be designated the handle, spaced flanges 11. Adj ends of the flanges, are c is cut away defining acent to the outer ircular openings 12 and slots 13 leading to the circular openings 12, one wall of each slot being curved as at FFIcE-Q;

14, the opposite wall thereof being inclined as'at 15, so that the device the wires being spliced.

In the use of the device as a wire splicer,

may be guided over one end' of one wire is bent to form a loop, 7 the'end of the adjacent wireis thenpassed through the loop and bent rearwardly, the

free end thereof lying between the flanges 11 in a manner or shown by'Figure 4e. It is obviousthat with the w re'i position, the body portion or tool-may be ron this tated causing the extended end of the wire to be wrapped aroundthe main portion of the wire in the formation of'a'loop.

From the foregoing it willbeobvious that Ihave provided a tool which is exceptionally handy when repairing" or building wire fences, it being obvious that with the use of this tool, staples maybe driven or withdrawn from a supporting post,

easily secured. I claim: A tool for splicing w and that the ends ires, comprising an of wiresto be spliced may be readily and p elongated body portion, wide flanges formed along the longitudinal edges of the body portion and disposed in parallel spaced relation With each other, said flanges having openings disposedadjacent to one end of the body portion, said flanges having out out portions extending from one of the respective ends thereof and terminating at the openings, and one Wall of the respective out out portions being curved to guide the tool over a Wire.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

BELMONT MARE THORNE.

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